Battier, Forte Tie For ACC Player of The Year Award
First time in league history, two players tied for ACC Player of the Year honors.
Joseph Forte (above) becomes the 11th UNC player selected as ACC Player of the Year, while Shane Battier is Duke's 11th selection for the award as well.

Joseph Forte (above) becomes the 11th UNC player selected as ACC Player of the Year, while Shane Battier is Duke's 11th selection for the award as well.

March 13, 2001

GREENSBORO, N.C. - For the first time in league history, two players tied for ACC Player of the Year honors as Duke's Shane Battier and North Carolina's Joseph Forte ended balloting deadlocked with 32 votes each. Duke's Jason Williams was third with eight votes.

Battier is the third straight Blue Devil to earn ACC Player of the Year recognition, following Elton Brand (1998-99) and Chris Carrawell (1999-2000). Battier is listed among ACC statistical leaders in 10 of the league's 12 categories.

Forte leads the league in scoring (21.6) and is listed among league leaders in nine different categories.

2001 ACC Player of the Year
Shane Battier, Senior, Duke - 32 votes
Joseph Forte, Sophomore, North Carolina - 32 votes
Jason Williams, Sophomore, Duke - 8 votes

PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOTALS, 1954-2001
School, No. - Last Player, Year
Duke, 11 - Shane Battier, 2001
North Carolina, 11 - Joseph Forte, 2001
Wake Forest, 9 - Tim Duncan, 1997
NC State, 6 - Rodney Monroe, 1991
Maryland, 4 - Joe Smith, 1995
Virginia, 4 - Ralph Sampson, 1984
Clemson, 1 - Horace Grant, 1987
Georgia Tech, 1 - Dennis Scott, 1990
South Carolina, 2 - John Roche, 1970